Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson was given a platform to gripe about his team being passed over by three bowls that instead invited teams that the Yellow Jackets defeated this season.
Johnson, who has never been shy about criticizing when he has felt it warranted, did not air grievances over what will be his final game as Yellow Jackets coach, against Minnesota in the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit on December 26.
“It’s out of our control,” Johnson said on a teleconference Sunday night. “I’m happy that Detroit wanted us to play, and there are some positive about that game. It’s indoors, so it’s going to be warm (for the game). There’ll be some fun things. There’ll be a lot of gifts. A bowl game’s a bowl game.”
After the game was announced Sunday evening, several Tech players took to Twitter to express their aggravation that the team is going to the eighth bowl in the ACC selection order despite having a better conference record than all but three teams in the league.
Jackets feeling disrespected by bowl selection
“You need to worry about stuff you can control, and I have no control over that,” Johnson said. “I have no control over that. I’ve heard some really good things about the bowl game in Detroit, and we’ll make it fun for our players. It’ll be fun.”
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